Another Case for Low Acid Coffee: Reflux Pills Could Lead to Dementia
Long term use of acid reflux pills could lead to dementia. A new study showed that the risk of developing dementia is some 44% greater from continued use of proton pump inhibitor pills. Women are more at risk. Earlier studies had shown that bone fractures and kidney damage could could...
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5 Common Myths about Food and Drink
The debate about health and what’s good for you and not good for you is growing louder. Here are some common bits of advice that have been disproven by recent studies: Low or Reduced-Fat Foods are Healthier. Foods that are low fat often have higher levels of sugar or other chemicals, and are therefore counterproductive. You Shouldn’t Drink Red Wine. One study suggests that resveratrol, an antioxidant found in the skin of red grapes, can prevent age-related memory decline. Resveratrol was also found to prevent mice from gaining weight, leading scientists to believe it could have the same impact on...
How Coffee and Water Stack Up Against Each Other for Hydration
We have all heard that healthy people should drink about 8 cups of water per day. However, does coffee count toward that water intake? It turns out it is an excellent beverage choice. Eric Rimm, a professor at Harvard, says there is no set amount of water all people must consume each day because food itself contains a lot of water, and bodies require different hydration depending on climates and body mass. He says that water isn’t necessarily better than other beverages, except for those high in added sugars, like sports drinks. Coffee is healthier than soda for almost all...
Happy National Coffee Day!
The National Coffee Association credits Kaldi, a goatherder, with discovering coffee in the highlands of Ethiopia. It is said that he discovered coffee after noticing that his goats, after eating berries from a certain tree, became so energetic that they did not want to sleep at night. A local monastery then made a drink with the berries which kept him alert for long hours of evening prayer, and soon the knowledge of the energizing berries began to spread. The consumption of coffee spread across the Arabian peninsula, and eventually across the globe. Today coffee is grown all over the world,...
Athletes Get an Extra Edge From Caffeine
Athletes who drink a lot of coffee can improve their performance by as much as six percent. Results from a new study from researchers at Coventry University in central England were due to be reported this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology in Prague. Lead researcher Dr. Rob James indicated “A small increase in performance via caffeine could mean the difference between a gold medal in the Olympics and an also-ran.” The World Anti-Doping Agency is the keeper of what athletes can and can’t injest, and caffeine has been off the banned list since 2004. Seems like...
Coffee May Protect Against Head and Neck Cancers
More good news for coffee drinkers! According to a recent journal publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, regular coffee drinkers had a 39 percent decreased risk of oral cavity and pharynx cancers combined. The pharynx is the part of the neck and throat that is immediately behind the mouth and nasal cavity. Regular coffee drinkers were defined as having consumed an estimated four or more cups of coffee per day. No similar findings were reported for decaf coffee or teas. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Utah, and actually came from pooled-analysis of nine studies collected...
